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Palestine-Israel
Scores Hurt In Clash at Holy Site
More than 150 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police during Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Officers used rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and used batons in the melee, but claimed to not have entered the mosque itself. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said police were responding to reports of masked men marching to the sacred compound early Friday and gathering stones. The confluence of the this year’s Muslim holiday of Ramadan with Passover, a major week-long Jewish holiday and with the Christian holy week, is expected to draw tens of thousands of people into Jerusalem’s Old City, which contains major sites sacred to all three religions.
This map depicts the Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) compound, known as Al-Aqsa Mosque and also as Temple Mount. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Zimbabwe
Catastrophic Bus Crash
At least 35 people were killed and more than 71 were injured due to a tragic bus crash on Thursday night. The bus was carrying churchgoers traveling to an Easter gathering when it veered off a winding road and plunged into a ravine. Carrying 106 aboard, the bus was overloaded according to regulations, with the maximum capacity of the bus being around 60 to 75 passengers. Traffic accidents are common in Zimbabwe where roads are often potholed and underserviced. Additionally, roads are noticeably busier during holidays, in which Easter is a major holiday for the largely Christian country, resulting in an increased likelihood of crashes.
This map depicts the location of the crash in the town of Chipinge. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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Solomon Islands
Security Pact with China
Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Zed Seselja, met with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavareon Wednesday to ask him not to sign a proposed security agreement with China. This agreement would allow Chinese security and naval deployments to the Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands government has stated it will not allow China to build a military base there, and China has denied searching for a military foothold in the South Pacific. Officials from China and the Solomon Islands have not yet signed, but have initialed the security pact. Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and some Pacific islands have criticized this as undermining regional stability.
This map depicts the location of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Which South American country is home to this gothic revival church built atop a river in a canyon?
A: Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de las Lajas, Colombia
Las Lajas Sanctuary is a minor basilica church located in Ipiales in the southern Colombian Department of Nariño. The church sits atop a 130 foot (40 m) tall bridge over the Guáitara river within the canyon. The roof of Las Lajas, when viewed from above, is designed to resemble a cross. It’s architecture and location has Las Lajas often labeled as a jewel of engineering. The church was built to honor the Virgin Mary after the alleged appearance of her on a wall in a cave in 1754, the same place where the church now stands. In 1952, Las Lajas Sanctuary received coronation from the Vatican and was made a minor basilica in 1994.
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Q: Average run-up heights for tsunamis usually reach a maximum of 100 feet above sea level. Where was the largest tsunami wave ever recorded at over 1,700 ft?
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